NBCNews.com: WAVY-TVhttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/3085302/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/NBCNews.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.Copyright 2015 msnbc.comen-ushttp://media1.s-nbcnews.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/nbcnews_logo.gifNBCNews.comhttp://www.nbcnews.com/Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:53:26 GMTNews60York Sheriff defends armored vehicle as useful, necessaryYORKTOWN, Va. (WAVY) – Sheriff Danny Diggs says his 26-ton military-style vehicle is a vital and useful tool for his department. The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Department now has a mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle. The MRAP came from a military surplus program utilized by hundreds of departments across the country, including Ferguson, Missouri. Civil rights activists have criticized Ferguson police, saying military vehicles, assault rifles and other surplus gear make police look like instruments of war rather than keepers of the peace. Diggs disagrees. “When people are out there looting and rioting, do you expect us to show up in blue jeans and a ballcap?” he asked.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55906697/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:47:21 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55906697/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/HeartStrings program teaches violin to childrenNORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A new program is teaching children how to play the violin, step by step. The first session for HeartStrings was held August 15 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Norfolk.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907194/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:47:21 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907194/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Keith Hornsby’s journey to LSUWILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) – One day before heading off to college at LSU, Keith Hornsby was getting in a workout with his father.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55906847/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:47:21 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55906847/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Beheading spurs new attacks on Islamic militantsNORFOLK, Va. (AP/WAVY) — The United States launched a new barrage of airstrikes against Islamic State extremists Wednesday and weighed sending more troops to Iraq as President Barack Obama vowed to be relentless in pursuit of the terrorist group that beheaded an American journalist and is holding other U.S. citizens hostage.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55906846/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:47:21 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55906846/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Biologists release three young eagles back to the wildCHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, Va. (WAVY) – Biologists released three young bald eagles back to the wild on the Eastern Shore Wednesday.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907053/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:47:21 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907053/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/WAVY’s Anita Blanton takes on the ice bucket challengeClick the video player above to see WAVY News 10’s Anita Blanton like you’ve never seen her before. This Wednesday morning at the height of summer was a chilly one for Anita; she took on the ALS ice bucket challenge to help raise awareness. As Anita expressed on WAVY News 10 at 4 p.m., it’s a cause that is close to her heart. Her cousin passed away from ALS so she said this challenge was a personal one.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907052/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:47:21 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907052/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Photos: Three eagles released on Chincoteague IslandThis eagle was rescued from Tappahannock when it’s nest was destroyed by a tornado.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907193/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:47:21 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907193/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Photos: Suspicious Package Found at CourthouseA suspicious package was found inside Newport News Circuit Court Wednesday morning, but has since been determined to be safe.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907192/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:47:21 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55907192/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Landlord found guilty in sexual battery caseNORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Norfolk landlord was found guilty of sexual battery and assault and battery charges Wednesday after being accused of offering to trade rent for sexual favors.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55903635/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:18:33 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55903635/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Police ID 17-year-old shot and killed in HamptonHAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Police have identified the 17-year-old who was shot and killed Tuesday night in Hampton as Devin Harrison.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/55899544/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:18:33 GMTNewshttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/55899544/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/